Anna Wang

Anna Wang was a Catholic lay girl who was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion. She was declared a saint by John Paul II. She is one of the Martyrs of China.

Early life Anna was born in 1886 in Majiazhuang, Hebei, China, to a poor Christian family. She lost her mother at five years old and was given a religious education by nun Lucy Wang. She was set to be married at eleven, but refused. She was a devout Catholic.

Canonization She was venerated by Pope Pius XII on 22 February 1955 and beatified on 17 April. She was canonized and declared a saint by Pope John Paul II along with other Martyrs of China on 1 October 2000.